Suggestion for a new monthly feature. POTM

[ZFORCE]

Car of the month is great for those who have a completed project, but how about a category for those of us who are in the middle of a build?  How about a POTM Part of the Month for those of us that are in the middle but have a part that we are so proud of that we want to announce it to the members??

Just a thought since so many of our projects are a WIP.  So what do you guys say!?

[Sluggo]

We have done that in the past in lieu of COTM.

I'm all for it. The main problem with COTM and POTM seems to be participation. Putting a page or thread together with gobs of pictures and descriptions can be pretty tedious.

Not saying it's not worth the effort, but it is a little disappointing to see 20 or so voters show up to vote.

Of course, if someone with mad photoshop skillz and a little php/html knowledge volunteered to spearhead POTM or COTM and make it their baby, it would undoubtedly happen.

[ZFORCE]

I'd love to help, but my knowledge of PHP/HTML is limited to thinking it sounds like some kind of an illness.  What are the symptoms and is there a cure?

[Sluggo]

Php/html knowledge would be limited to basic embedding and linking code. The portal we use has a page/article capability that provides the template and only requires simple html coding.

I'd be more concerned with one's photoshop skills. Said individual should have the ability to cleanly remove backgrounds and produce transparencies.

[Kats66Pny]

I have mad photoshop skills. :vic (as well some some skills with 3D applications)

Examples of artwork -
www.nianyasdesigns.com
http://nianya.deviantart.com

I also created the forum banner for this website
http://ringofvalor.org

html/CSS I know a little bit. PHP not so much.

[Jonk67]

As Sluggo said they did a POTM just 1 or 2 months ago, I'm sure it'll repeat at least 2X/yr. ZFORCE, do you have a thread going in the 'Member's Build Thread'?
http://www.stangfix.com/testforum/index.php/board,48.0.html
It's a good way to keep everyone updated on your progress, gets a lot of hits and replies. I'm guilty of not starting mine yet as my progress is so slow, but whose isn't? Everytime you update it'll get pushed TTT.
Just a suggestion,
Jon

[Midlife]

We have done that in the past in lieu of COTM.

I'm all for it. The main problem with COTM and POTM seems to be participation. Putting a page or thread together with gobs of pictures and descriptions can be pretty tedious.

Sluggo: I think the original poster is not asking for a In-Progress Car of the Month, but a Part of the Month.  I would think our membership is large enough and skilled enough to build parts themselves: consoles, four-link rear ends, radiator fan shrouds, etc.  I do believe profiling fabrication skills is what was meant here.

[LSTCUP]

I think he's talking about part of the restoration, at what part the restoration is at, would be build thread of the month. great idea!

but cotm would be better with a separate thread, with the vote, info and pictures of the cars.

:seperate from the nominee thread

[Sluggo]

After re-reading I think you may be correct.

[AzPete]

For COTM, we, as semi normal participants around here, would pm a selected moderator with the nominations.....limit as needed. Post to open nominations and again to close them. Once the nominations are filled, said moderator would post the required pictures in a voting post. To be nominated......said member must have pics on here so moderator does not have to hunt them down or ask for them. Person doing the nominating could provide link to pics. This way, the nominations would be unknown even to the nominees until the vote post is up.

No, I will not be a mod........

[LSTCUP]

yes, an open nomination thread, nominee can include pic's or nomintaed can add some, than mod picks and moves separate to a pic and vote thread.

[ZFORCE]

Yes, Midlife, that is exactly what I meant.  Part of the month, either self fabricated or maybe just purchased and installed!  Maybe the winner could even post additional pics or do a write up...Sorry for any confusion.  Not trying to make more work, just a suggestion.

[ZFORCE]

I have no thread, as my project has not been started.  I just finished building my pool, and I would not let myself play with the Mustangs until it was done.  All I need now is some grass in the back yard and then it's Mustang time!

My build thread would like like this minus the rat poop and jumping cactus:



Yes, that was the condition of my engine compartment when I bought Dirty Harry!

Oh yeah, a picture of my pool, seven long years in the making, to comport with the rules, (post a picture or it didn't happen.)

[AzPete]

I forgot how nice the pack rats were since we left Az. I remember seeing that one before and have had regular drivers look like that over one weekend.....

[rsalway]

Sluggo, I have some pretty fined tuned Photoshop skills (well over 15 years of it).

[Sluggo]

Kat, Ryan, noted.

I have some pressing issues to contend with at the moment but will keep your skills in mind. It's about time we add some features.

[Fast68back]

For COTM, we, as semi normal participants around here, would pm a selected moderator with the nominations.....limit as needed. Post to open nominations and again to close them. Once the nominations are filled, said moderator would post the required pictures in a voting post. To be nominated......said member must have pics on here so moderator does not have to hunt them down or ask for them. Person doing the nominating could provide link to pics. This way, the nominations would be unknown even to the nominees until the vote post is up.

No, I will not be a mod........

If everyone puts up a gallery OR just adds the required 4 pictures in their profile, it would be simple to do this. I have no problems doing it. I think I may put together an email database of all Stangfix members and send a mass email when the poll is posted so we can maximize the voting.

[Sluggo]

I think I may put together an email database of all Stangfix members and send a mass email when the poll is posted so we can maximize the voting.

You can use announce topic for this.

[70_Fastback]

Sluggo: I think the original poster is not asking for a In-Progress Car of the Month, but a Part of the Month.  I would think our membership is large enough and skilled enough to build parts themselves: consoles, four-link rear ends, radiator fan shrouds, etc.  I do believe profiling fabrication skills is what was meant here.

shweeet.

[cmayna]

I suggest:

POSOTM -As you might guess it has something to do with crappy repro parts

[Jonk67]

If everyone puts up a gallery OR just adds the required 4 pictures in their profile, it would be simple to do this. I have no problems doing it. I think I may put together an email database of all Stangfix members and send a mass email when the poll is posted so we can maximize the voting.

That would be an easy requirement I would think for anyone nominated that wants to be in the voting, w/o the 4 pics your nomination would basically get dropped I would guess. Seems like an easy 'meet me half way' kind of participation requirement.

I misread the original Part of the Month comment also.
Part of the month sounds cool too, since we have a Vendors evaluation board and vendors sections should it be limited to self made not for sale parts? This would be a great way to get ideas like Craigs (Tarafied) filler neck mod, consoles, etc.
Jon

[Fast68back]

You can use announce topic for this.

Talk to me goose....... where do I find this feature, I was just looking at adding 12 pages of members to my email address book....

[daveSanborn]

should it be limited to self made not for sale parts?

Thinking back over the last couple years I know we have members here with some serious skills.  One of the latest that comes to mind is the write-up on the homemade cooling fan shroud... or from a while back Mike's (EvilEleanor) mid-mounted twin turbo's.  It's my guess that "Parts of the Month" such as these would win "hands down" every month, but their could be a newly purchased unaltered part nominated as well.  What if one of our members purchases and is preparing to install something like this:

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=10355


Why limit the field to only homemade items?  I'd like to see the nomination field open to everything and the members will decide the "winner".

[Fast68back]

Why not call it project of the month, not project car of the month. We will let people post about the project they completed or they are working on, that they feel good about and want to brag and show others.

[Jonk67]

Thinking back over the last couple years I know we have members here with some serious skills.  One of the latest that comes to mind is the write-up on the homemade cooling fan shroud... or from a while back Mike's (EvilEleanor) mid-mounted twin turbo's.  It's my guess that "Parts of the Month" such as these would win "hands down" every month, but their could be a newly purchased unaltered part nominated as well.  What if one of our members purchases and is preparing to install something like this:

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=10355


Why limit the field to only homemade items?  I'd like to see the nomination field open to everything and the members will decide the "winner".

Understood, just throwing it out there so that if it becomes a new section that there is a pretty set description of what qualifies for a POTM post to try to keep it from getting over filled with stuff that may go in vendor eval. or becoming another posting place for vendors.

Just seems like if Craig posted his filler neck that cost $10 to make and he did it himself and then someone posted their new $10K 521ci that it would be a landslide possibly and not an apples to apples comparison. I would think the engine would go in the vendor eval. or engine/drivetrain section? I'm thinking POTM would be more of a showcase for members great ideas to get feedback and ideas for improvement, etc. Either way is fine with me, we just need to decide what qualifies to make it fair/smooth I would think.
Jon